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No. 580,300. -PatentedAprl 6, 1897.

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BED-LOUNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,300, dated April 6, 1897. Application led NOVember 29, 1395. Serial No. 570,506. (N0 mOdel-l To @ZZ whom it may 0077.067774: p

Be it known that I, SIMON W. WILKINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altamont, in the county of Labette and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Bed- Lounge, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bed-lounges; and the object in view is to provide a lounge or sofa constructed iny such manner -as to be easily and readily convertible into a bed of full length and width. The detailed objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the course of the ensuing` description.

The invention consists in an improved combination lounge and bed embodying certain novel features and details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and linally pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the improved bedlounge, the same being unfolded and constituting a bed. Fig. 2 is an end View of the same with the adjacent end pieces of the frames partially broken away to show one of the curved swing-arms and one of the balance-springs connected therewith. Fig. 3 is -a perspective view of the device folded and constituting a sofa or lounge. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section through the same with the mattress omitted, showing the relative positions of the swing-arms and balance-springs under such adjustment. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of one of the swing-arms. Fig. 6 is an end view of t-he bed-lounge, shown partially open. y Fig. 7 is a detail longitudinal section through one end of the lounge in its folded position.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

Referring tothe drawings, 1 designates an open rectangular frame which constitutes the main frame of the lounge or sofa proper. To this frame is added the usual upwardly-extending back 2, which may be suitably up holstered, as indicated at 3. The frame 1 is supported at its four corners upon legs of the proper height, the rear legs being preferably extended higher than the front legs to assist in supporting the back 2, and the front ered with some light material.

legs being rounded off upon their front upper corners, as shown at 6, for the purpose of receiving and vsupporting the spring-arms of the device, as will hereinafter appear.' fithin the open rectangular frame thus formed are secured a number of horizontal, longitudinal, and transverse wires 7 and S, the longitudinal wires 7being formed with arched or npwardly-defiected portions which pass above and receive the transverse wires 8 in approximately the same plane with the main body of each longitudinal wire 7. At the intersections of the longitudinal and transverse wires are located spiral bed-springs 9, one for each intersection, and these bed-springs have their lower coils interwoven with said longitudinal and transverse wires, so as to pass alternately above one and beneath the other, as shown. These springs are interconnected by means of wires or ropes 10 and also compressed thereby to the desired extent, and the ends of said wires or ropes are secured to the side Vand end bars of the frame 1.

11 designates a longitudinal series ofsimilar springs which are arranged upon the front bar of the frame 1, their object being to support the mattress and bedding at a point in termediate the springs of the lower section and those of the upper section of the lounge when folded into the position shown in Fig. 1.

12 designates the upper section, which is also in the form of an open rectangular frame, similar in size to theframe 1 and provided with a spring-bottom exactly similar to that above described in connection with the lower section. This upper section is upholstered in an appropriate manner similar to any ordinary lounge or sofa and is provided at one end with a hinged head-rest 13, which is made hollow to form a pocket, the same being adapted to serve as a depository for a nightrobe or other article. Within such pocket, when folded, is arranged a pillow-rest 14, the same comprising a spring-frame, which is preferably made of wire and upholstered or cov- This pillowrest serves as a prop for the pillow, giving to the same the desired cant, and also preventing said pillow from slipping olf the end of the upper section. The upper section is provided along its front edge with a downward extension 15, which forms the front of the IOO lounge, and this front is braced with relation to the frame of the upper section by means of a pair of angle-irons 16, secured one to each end of said upper section, the vertical arm of each angle-iron being secured to the downward extension or front 15 and the horizontal arm of said iron being secured to one of the end bars ofthe upper section in the manner shown. This construction serves to brace the downward extension on the upper section and adapts the same to be used as the supporting-leg for said section when thrown into the position shown in Fig. l.

The upper and lower sections above described are connected pivotally by means of a pair of swing-arms 17, which are made substantially S-shaped or in ogee form. Each of said arms is provided at each extremity with an outwardly-projecting stud or pivot 1S, one of said pivots entering a socket in the end board. of the lower frame 1 at a point between the transverse center thereof and the forward bar of the frame and the other pivot entering a socket in the frame of the upper section at a point in proximal relation to the inner edge thereof. At a point intermediate its ends each of said ogee swing-arms is provided with an integrally-formed inward horizontal extension 19, and said extensions are perforated to provide for the passage of screws or other suitable fastening devices which enter the opposite ends of a spacingbar 20, preferably of wood. This spacingbar serves to hold the swingarms at the proper distance apart and to preserve the proper engagement between the pivots of said arms and the sockets in the upper and lower frame-sections in which said pivots work.

Secured to the spacing-bar 20, adjacent to each end thereof, is a screw-eye 21, and from this screw-eye a balance-spring 22 extends to and connects with a pin or hook secured within the frame of the upper sect-ion at a point near the outer or front end of said frame. By reason of the particular manner in which the swing-arms and upper section are connected and the disposition of the balance-springs 22 and their point of attachment with relation to said swing-arms it will be seen that these springs Vwill assist materially in returning the upper section from the position indicated in Fig. 1 to its normal position. (Indicated in Fig. It will also be noted that the inner portions of the swing arms rest upon the curved upper ends of the front legs of the lower section, and the outer ends of said arms curve beneath and receive the inner side edge of the upper section in such manner as to form an effective support therefor and at the same time enable the upper section to be disposed in a lower horizontal plane than has heretofore been possible in devices of this character. Extra transverse timbers 23 are secured to the upper extremities of the legs inside of the end boards of the frame l, so as to form pockets within which the swing-arms rest when the device is folded, as in Fig. 3, said extra timbers also serving to prevent lateral displacement of the ends of said arms. Upon the spring-bottom of the lower section 1 is placed a mattress 2-1, of any usual or preferred material, and this mattress is provided upon that edge adjacent to the upper section when folded outward and downward with an apron 25 of sufficient size to extend entirely over the upholstered top of the upper hinged section, the object being to protect the upholstering and preserve the good appearance of the same. When the device is no longer needed as a bed, the hinged section is lifted by means of suitable handles or straps 2G, whereupon the balancing-springs materially assist the swing-arms in returning said hinged section to its normal position. The mattress 24, together with its apron 25, is included within the space between the upper and lower sections provided for that purpose.

From the foregoing description itwill be seen that a very simple, compact, and convenient combination lounge and bed is obtained in which a novel construction of devices provide for returning the hinged section with very slight exertion to its normal position, and these devices are arranged in such manner as to leave the top of the main or lower section unobstructed for the reception of the mattress and bedclothes, &c.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

In a bed-lounge, the combination with the main lower section, of a movable section, swing-arms arranged. at or near the ends of said sections and pivotally connected to each section, a spacing-bar rigidlyconnectingsaid swing-arms adjacent to their pivotal connection with the movable section, and a counterbalancing-spring connected at one end to said spacing-bar and at its opposite end to the movable section, said spring being located at all times beneath the movable section, whereby the top of the main section is left free and unobstructed, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SIMON W. WILKINS.

Witnesses:

T. H. MURRAY, C. D.' NnwHoUsn.

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